Still Waters (The Amish of Shepherd’s Hill #2) by Patricia Johns

My Review:

Still Waters is a beautiful story about love, family, redemption, and forgiveness.

Book 2 of “The Amish of Shepherd’s Hill” mostly follows the day-to-day of main characters Danny, Beth, her Mammi, veterinarian Tabitha and Jonas.

Veterinarian Tabitha is trying to find her way within the Amish community after divorcing her English husband and coming back to her community. She is unable to be married again according to her Amish faith but finds herself getting closer to her friend Jonas as their friendship deepens. I like how they interact and help each another especially with the animals. Tabitha has great insights with being a part of the English world and then coming back to rejoin the Amish way of life.

Beth is staying with her Mammi over the summer because of her Mammi’s health issues. Beth loves being Amish but struggles with the strictness and rules of limiting education and life experiences. Beth struggles with the hard questions of what she wants for her future and asking questions about her dad and heritage.

I loved the relatable characters with their experiences, questions, and doubts that we probably have all had in our lives. The Author did a beautiful job with creating the story, setting, and characters. I can’t wait to read book 3 in this series!

I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book. All opinions and views expressed are my own.

About the Book:

Their hidden past brings questions about their future . . . together.

Unsure of her future within the Amish community, Beth Peachy arrives in Lancaster County for the summer to care for her ailing grandmother. Yet with dementia threatening to steal away Mammi’s memories, Beth’s visit quickly evolves into an urgent search for answers to questions that her relatives seem determined to avoid. How can Beth possibly make a lifelong vow to the Amish church when her own family is concealing so much of the past from her?

Beth’s childhood friend Danny Lapp faces his own dilemma as his ex-Amish older brother turns his back on their family upbringing, dishonoring his Plain heritage. Struggling to find some sort of connection with his brother despite their deep difference of opinion, Danny is determined to find a solution before church leadership becomes involved. As Beth and Danny reconnect and seek to help each other in their search for answers, they find themselves stirring up not only surprising revelations about the past, but questions about a possible future–together.

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